Toilet accessory



June 23, 1942. H. JOSEPHS TOILET ACCESSORY Filed June 23, 1941 INVENTOR. HEN/Q JosEPHs h///////////fl//////! M /f A 6 ATTOPNEY Patented June 23, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILET aoosssoay Henry Josephs, New York, N. Y. Application ,Iune 23, 1941 Serial No. 399,325 4 Claims. (01. 242-555) This invention relates to improvements in toilet accessories, and more particularly an accessory for dispensing tissue in combination with lipstick or similarv material, and is an improvement of my co-pending application S. N. 354,121, filed August 24,1940, issued as Patent Number 2,275,183 March 3, 1942 v Objects Among the principal objects which the pres: ent invention has in view are:-to provide an improved toilet accessory for dispensing tissue in combination with lipstick or the like; to provide a toilet accessory having means for dispensing tissue therefrom at any suitable length; to provide frictional means for engaging tissue being dispensed from the toilet accessory; to provide actuating means 'for dispensing tissue from the toilet accessory;to provide a toilet accessory having means whereby new rolls of tissue may be insertedin the accessory; to be enabled to sever strips of tissue and advance the tissue as desired; to provide a clockwise motion for dispensing tissue from the toilet accessory; .to provide a cap on the toilet accessory rotatable in one direction; to provide a cap having means for actuating frictional means within the toilet accessory when dispensing tissue therefrom; to provide a hinged closure having means for temporarily locking thesame when in closed condition; to secure simplicity of construction and operation; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description. 1

a Drawing Figure 1 is a vertical elevation view' of of the improved toilet accessory;

Figure 2 is a similar view and showing another part of the accessory;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 and one part showing the hinged closure in open position with a roll of tissue indicated in dot and inside the accessory;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view shown a taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional View shown as takenon line 5+5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the upper part of the accessory; and

Figure 7 is 'an enlarged view of the underside of the rotatable member and partly in section shown as taken on line'I-I of Figure 6. v

Description 7 dash lines are particularly directed to a construction whereby a tissue may be dispensed and severed at any desired length when required, and when a desiredstrip has been severed the edge remaining within the accessory will be in readiness for progressive ejection therefrom. The accessory in construction is somewhatsimilar to that shown in my co -pending application S. N. 354,121, filed August 24, 1940, insofar as it consists of a tubular body member II], to which may be attached at the underside a lipstick or rouge receptacle H having a removable closurecap l2. The combined tissue dispenser and lipstick receptacle as shown is somewhat exaggerated in size for purposes of illustration, and in actual use may be of a standard size and shape whereby a user can conveniently place it in a purse or other carrying agent and not requiring excessive space when not in use.

Referring now more particularly to the several figures illustrated in the drawing, the tubular body member ID may be constructed of any suitable shape, such as round, square, octagon and so forth, and may be ofa material such as metal or plastic and/or other suitable material. For purposes of illustration the device is tubular and comprises two-semi-cylindrical sections A and B, and is provided at its lower end with a lipstick or rouge receptacle l l, secured thereto as by a rivet l3 and by virtue of this rivet is free to rotate with respect to the tubular body member Hi. When a user desires to use the lipstick or rouge contained within the receptacle, the closure cap [2 conveniently may be removed therefrom and replaced after use.

The tubular body member I0 and particularly the section A, preferably may be provided at its upper-part with a top wall l4 and at its bottom with a bottom wall I 5 thereby providing a hollow interior. A roll of facial tissue I6 shown in dot and dash lines in Figures 2, 3 and 5 may be inserted in the body member ID and as it is entirely dispensed may be replaced with refills. a 1

An opening I! extending approximately the distance of section A is provided and extends the full length from the top wall M to the bottom wall l5 thereby permitting easy insertion of the roll of tissue l6 into the interior of the said section. Section B for clarity may be a closure l8 for the opening of Section A as by being hingedly secured thereto as at H] with the hinge portion extending the entire longitudinal length of the tubular body member and As seen from the drawingpthe several figures allows for opening and closing of the closure as desired. Said closure i8 at its longitudinal edge opposite the hinged portion conveniently may be provided with a serrated edge against which the exposed portion of the tissue 16 outside the accessory contacts and under influence of slight pressure thereagainst a strip of the tissue of any desired length may be severed from the main part of the tissue Within the accessory. After a strip of tissue has been severed the part it has been severed from remains in alignment with the serrated edge 23 within the accessory until another strip is desired to be severed.

In order to facilitate progressive movement of the tissue from within the accessory, the body portion of section A at its end opposite to the hinged end preferably may be provided with an inwardly directed semi-cylindrical wall 2| extending downwardly from the top wall 14 to the bottom wall l5. The open portion of said semicylindrical wall 2| preferably faces the interior of the closure N3 of the section B when said closure is in closed condition. An elongated frictional roller may be provided within the confines of said semi-cylindrical wall and preferably extends the entire length of the wall. A portion of said roller extends slightly outward of the wall and in actual practice frictionally engages the tissue and progressively advances the tissue out of the accessory.

For retaining the closure IS in closed or locked condition with respect to the section A, the closure l8 adjacent its upper and lower ends and centrally thereof is provided with inwardly projecting flat springs 22 having detents 23 therein.

The upper and lower walls l4 and I5 respective- 1y each are cut away to provide openings 24 of a size to accommodate reception of the spring members 22. Adjacent the inner edges of said openings upraised portions 25 are provided and as the closure operates to closethe opening of section A the spring members slide in the openings 24 and raise slightly when coming in contact with the upraised portions 25. The detents 23 will then frictionally engage the upraised portions and the closure will then be in locked condition. Only slight pressure need be exerted for releasing the closure from its locked condition with respect to section A.

For progressively advancing the tissue 16 from the interior of the accessory there may be provided on the top of the tubular member and spaced slightly above the top wall l4 thereof a knurled cap 26 of a diameter substantially that of the combined sections A and B and preferably having a closed top and open on its underside, as clearly shown in Figures 6 and 7. Centrally and on the underside of the top of said cap and pref erably integral therewith, may be provided with a downwardly extending stem 21, having an enlarged portion 28 providing gear teeth 29. A reduced shank portion 30 extends downwardly beyond the gear portion 28' and may be of a length sufficient to retain the cap spaced from the top wall [4 of the tubular member and provides a shoulder 3| resting upon said top wall. A further reduced shank 32 integral with gear portion 2.8, shank 30 extends downwardly through the top wall l4 with the lower end pressed or punched outwardly to engage the underside of the said top wall thereby making the cap and the several corelated members a part of the accessory and at the same. time allowing the cap to be rotated. In order that the cap be not rotated too freely a coil spring 33 may be provided to encircle the shank 30 with the loose end of said spring extending downwardly through an opening 34 in the top wall. This loose end protruding into the interior of the accessory may then be bent slightly to prevent accidental withdrawal from the accessory. The relationship of the fixed shank 32 and loose spring portion to the top wall I4 allows rotatability of the cap 26 in only one direction or more specifically in clockwise direction. The frictional roller 35 rotates under influence of an elongated shaft 36 extending therethrough from the interior of the cap 26 with its lower end secured in the bottom wall 15. The upper end of the shaft in the cap may be provided with a reduced gear 3'! the teeth of which are in mesh with the gear teeth 29 of portion 28. In operation and when desiring to progressively advance tissue outward from the accessory and from between the roller 35 and serrated edge 20 of the closure I8, the user starts turning the cap 25 in a clockwise direction. In so doing the larger gear 28 rotates in the same direction of movement of the cap which in turn meshes with the teeth of gear 31 and ro'tates the same in a counter-clockwise direction as indicated by the arrows in Figure 'I. As th'e g'ear 31 rotates opposite to that of the larger gear the frictional roller 35 by virtue of the shaft 36 will likewise rotate in counter-clockwise direction. Due to the fixed end of coil spring 33 in the top wall I4 the cap cannot be rotated. in a counter-clockwise. direction. ..From the foregoing, disclosure it is to benoted theclosure .member 18 preferably may be slightly offset at the serrated edge portion away from the rollerthereby Providing a slight space from top to bottom of thetubular member. It is throughthis space the tissue may progressively advance under influence of the frictional roller 35 engagingthe tissue as the cap is turned in/clockwisedirection, I 7

Obviously other vdetail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved toilet accessorywithout departing from thespirit andscope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to thecexact construction or operation shown or described except as set forth in the following claims. 7

I claim: 7 Y a 1. A toilet accessory adapted to be carried on the person comprising a bodyportion for a roll of tissue, saidbody portion constituting an elongated substantially symmetrical casing concentric to a longitudinal axis and said body portion having an opening at its side substantially the size of the tissue roll forinsertion of the roll sidewise therethrough,.a friction roller eccentric to and lengthwise of said body portion, exterior means concentric with respect to said body portion for rotating said friction :roller, and a closure for said opening of thebody portion, said closure being movable'in closing the same toward said friction roller into close proximity thereto by which in closing the same said closure grips the out-going portion of the tissue between the closure and said friction iroller, whereby the tissue is situated to be fed and rotation of theroller feeds the tissue along the closure surface.

2. A toilet accessory adapted to' be carried .on the person comprising a body portion for a'roll of tissue, said body portion constituting an elongated substantially symmetrical casing concentric to a longitudinal .axis 'a'nd'said body portion having an opening at its side substantially the size of the tissue roll forinsertion of the roll sidewise 'therethrough, a friction roller eccentric to and lengthwise of said body portion next an edge of said opening, exterior means concentric with respect to said body portion for rotating said friction roller, and a closure for said opening of the body portion, said closure being hinged remote from said edge of the opening having the friction roller next thereto, said closure being swung in closing the same toward said friction roller into close proximity thereto and engaging the out-going portion of the tissue between said closure and roller, whereby the tissue is situated and engaged to be fed and rotation of the roller feeds the tissue along the closure surface.

3. A toilet accessory adapted to be carried on the person comprising a body portion for a roll of tissue, said body portion constituting an elongated substantially symmetrical casing concentric to a longitudinal axis and said body portion having an opening at its side substantially the size of the tissue roll for insertion of the roll sidewise therethrough, said body portion having an outwardly opening depression longitudinally next one edge of said opening, a friction roller Within and lengthwise of said depression and eccentric with respect to the body portion and separated from the tissue roll by the body-portion wall forming said depression, exterior means concentric with respect to said body portion for rotating said friction roller, and a closure for said opening of the body portion, said closure also overlapping said depression and in being closed is brought into engagement with the out-going portion of the tissue for gripping the tissue between said closure and friction roller, whereby the tissue is situated to be fed and rotation of the roller feeds the tissue along the closure surface.

4. A toilet accessory adapted to be carried on the person comprising a body portion for a roll of tissure, said body portion constituting an elongated substantially symmetrical casing concentric to a longitudinal axis and said body portion having an opening at its side substantially the size of the tissue roll for insertion of the roll sidewise therethrough, a friction roller eccentric to and lengthwise of said body portion, means for rotating said friction roller, said means comprising a cap concentric to and exterior of said body portion at one end thereof and overlying the end of said roller, a gear on said roller within said cap, and gear teeth in said cap meshing with said gear for rotating the roller, and a closure for said opening of the body portion cooperating with said friction roller for receiving the outgoing portion of the tissue between the roller and closure as the closure is closed and for feeding the said tissue as said cap is rotated and the rotation imparted to said friction roller.

HENRY J OSEPHS. 

